JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science 20(7): 1006-1025, doi: 10.3217/jucs-020-07-1006
Let me Listen to Poetry, Let me See Emotions
expand article infoDiana Arellano‡, Cristina Manresa-Yee§, Volker Helzle‡
‡ Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg, Ludwigsburg, Germany§ University of Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Corresponding author: Diana Arellano ( diana.arellano@filmakademie.de )

© Diana Arellano, Cristina Manresa-Yee, Volker Helzle.
This article is freely available under the J.UCS Open Content License.
Citation: Arellano D, Manresa-Yee C, Helzle V (2014) Let me Listen to Poetry, Let me See Emotions. JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science 20(7): 1006-1025. https://doi.org/10.3217/jucs-020-07-1006
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Abstract
This paper presents the design, implementation and evaluation of the interactive installation The Muses of Poetry (MoP). In MoP the user interacts with a virtual character, who in turn recites poetry while manifesting the emotional content of the poem using visual cues (as facial expressions) and an affective voice. The novelty of MoP is that it combines real-time character animation, semantic analysis, natural voice interaction and poetry to create a unique and surprising experience for the user.
Keywords
affective computing, human-computer interaction, User experience